HMS Chillingham (M2617)
HMS Chillingham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers.
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Name: | HMS Chillingham |
Namesake: | Chillingham |
Builder: | McLean, Renfrew |
Launched: | 19 December 1952 |
Completed: | 17 June 1953 |
Fate: | Sold 1969 and converted to yacht, and re-named Mangusta, Non Stop, and Vana of Cranbourne. As of 2007 named Osprey. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Ham class minesweeper |
Type: | Minesweeper |
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Beam: | 21 ft 4 in (6.50 m) |
Draught: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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Speed: | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement: | 2 officers, 13 ratings |
Armament: | 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun or Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Notes: | Pennant number(s): M2617 / IMS17 |
Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Chillingham in Northumberland.
References
- Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953)
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